Prejudices about a group of people that can lead us to process information about members of these groups in a biased fashion are called ______.

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Prejudices can lead to the development of stereotypes, which are generalizations about a group of people based on limited information. These stereotypes can then lead to biased processing of information about members of these groups. Discrimination refers to unfair treatment of individuals based on their group membership, while subjugation refers to the act of reducing a group to a lower status or position. Response sets are tendencies to respond to items in a particular way, such as always choosing the middle option on a survey. None of these fully capture the concept described in the question.

Prejudices About a Group of People That Can Lead Us